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i'm lousy at reading music. it takes me a while of sounding out every note before i get it. one of the most powerful memories i have is being in a hotel room in buffalo, new york, with my then-boyfriend, and i asked him what his favorite christmas carol was and he said "o holy night" and i didn't know it so i couldn't sing it with him. but that night, after he'd gone home, i picked out the bass part, and i was ready to sing it with him the next day. and it was wonderful.